2016 Rochford District Council election

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2016 Rochford District Council election
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 First partySecond partyThird party
 
Party Conservative Rochford Resident UKIP
Last election2923
Seats before2923
Seats won2164
Seat changeDecrease2.svg8Increase2.svg4Increase2.svg1
Popular vote24,0466,2035,941
Percentage46.1%11.9%11.4%
SwingIncrease2.svg3.1%Decrease2.svg5.0%Decrease2.svg10.4%
 Fourth partyFifth partySixth party
 
Party Liberal Democrats Green Independent
Last election220
Seats before220
Seats won431
Seat changeIncrease2.svg2Increase2.svg1Increase2.svg1
Popular vote4,5383,3911,295
Percentage8.8%6.5%2.5%
SwingIncrease2.svg5.1%Increase2.svg3.7%Increase2.svg0.3%
Rochford 2016 ward results.svg
Results of the 2016 Rochford District Council election

The 2016 Rochford District Council election took place on 5 May 2016 to elect members of Rochford District Council in England. Due to boundary changes, all seats on the council were up for election at the same time, with each ward electing three Councillors. [1] This was on the same day as other local elections.

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Results summary

Rochford District Council election, 2016
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Conservative 2914Decrease2.svg846.124,046Increase2.svg3.1
  Rochford Resident 640Increase2.svg411.96,203Decrease2.svg5.0
  UKIP 421Increase2.svg111.45,941Decrease2.svg10.4
  Liberal Democrats 410Increase2.svg28.84,538Increase2.svg5.1
  Green 310Increase2.svg16.53,391Increase2.svg3.7
  Independent 110Increase2.svg12.51,295Increase2.svg0.3
  Labour 001Decrease2.svg112.86,699Increase2.svg3.2

Ward results

Downhall & Rawreth

Downhall & Rawreth
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Chris Black 1,111 60.4 Increase2.svg12.7
Liberal Democrats Ron Oatham 945
Liberal Democrats Chris Stanley 865
Conservative Keith Podd30516.6Decrease2.svg13.7
Conservative Deborah Mercer303
Rochford Resident John Chaffin27915.2New
Conservative Tony Hollis266
Labour Shaun Cain1457.9New
Majority
Liberal Democrats hold
Liberal Democrats hold
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)

Foulness & The Wakerings

Foulness & The Wakerings
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
UKIP Neil Hookway 649 32.0 Increase2.svg0.3
UKIP Daniel Efde 623
UKIP Tina Hughes 615
Conservative Barbara Wilkins49824.5Decrease2.svg13.1
Conservative Tony Potter481
Conservative Ann Holland414
Independent Trevor Goodwin35817.6Increase2.svg2.1
Labour Jack Newman28514.0Decrease2.svg1.2
Labour David Lench195
Labour Paul White171
Green Simon Cross1517.4New
Liberal Democrats Tracy Arnold904.4New
Liberal Democrats Mark Arnold81
Majority
UKIP hold Swing
UKIP gain from Conservative Swing
UKIP gain from Conservative Swing

Hawkwell East

Hawkwell East
PartyCandidateVotes%
Conservative Lesley Butcher 802 26.1
Conservative Mike Webb 687 22.4
Rochford Resident Elliot Mason 674 21.9
Conservative Jo McPherson55618.1
Labour Gill Gibson35311.5
Majority
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)
Rochford Resident win (new seat)

Hawkwell West

Hawkwell West
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Rochford Resident Christine Mason 1,058 53.0 Increase2.svg11.7
Rochford Resident John Mason 1,030
Conservative Julia Gooding 595 29.3 Decrease2.svg3.8
Conservative Liz Marlow504
Labour Robert Clemenson34517.3Increase2.svg9.5
Conservative Alex Holland-Martin345
Majority
Rochford Resident hold Swing
Rochford Resident hold Swing
Conservative win (new seat)

No UKIP candidate as previous (-17.2).

Hockley

Hockley
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Rochford Resident Irena Cassar88322.3
Rochford Resident Adrian Evans82220.8
Conservative Brian Hazlewood73518.6
Conservative Malcolm Maddocks59515.0
Conservative Keith Hudson58514.8
Labour Ian Rooke3378.5
Majority
Rochford Resident win (new seat)
Rochford Resident win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)

Hockley & Ashingdon

Hockley & Ashingdon
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Carole Weston1,02131.7
Conservative Mike Carter93829.1
Conservative Terry Cutmore81725.4
Labour Stephen Willis44513.8
Majority
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)

Hullbridge

Hullbridge
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Green Michael Hoy 1,220 48.3 Increase2.svg25.7
Green Diane Hoy 1,185
Green Stuart Wilson 835
UKIP John Bull64025.3Decrease2.svg3.1
Conservative Angela Hale39415.6Decrease2.svg16.9
Conservative Mark Hale366
Conservative Angelina Marriott322
Labour David Flack27110.7Increase2.svg1.9
Labour Robin Hume201
Labour Roger Neville152
Majority
Green hold Swing
Green hold Swing
Green gain from Conservative Swing

No Independent candidate as previous (-7.6).

Lodge

Lodge
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Bob Milne93621.0
Conservative Ian Ward89120.0
Conservative Simon Smith82718.6
Rochford Resident Richard Lambourne61013.7
UKIP Carol Ann Twydell56612.7
Labour Bernadette Hannon3107.0
Liberal Democrats Stephen Tellis3107.0
Majority
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative win (new seat)

Roche North & Rural

Roche North & Rural
PartyCandidateVotes%
Conservative George Ioannou 640 33.9
UKIP Nicholas Cooper 578 30.6
Conservative Laureen Shaw 466
Labour Kevin Salt45924.3
Labour Mark Daniels422
Conservative Philip Shaw419
Labour Myra Weir418
Liberal Democrats Daniel Irlam21011.1
Majority
Conservative win (new seat)
UKIP win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)

Roche South

Roche South
PartyCandidateVotes%
Conservative Michael Lucas-Gill 457 15.3
Conservative Mike Steptoe 422 14.1
Conservative Arthur Williams 412 13.8
Labour Simon Godsen38612.9
Labour John Jefferies35711.9
UKIP Richard Loding33011.0
UKIP Marion Sawyer31510.5
Labour Victoria Williams31210.4
Majority
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)

Sweyne Park & Grange

Sweyne Park & Grange
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Rochford Resident Toby Mountain84723.6
Conservative June Lumley78521.9
Liberal Democrats James Newport59916.7
Conservative Carol Pavelin51414.3
Conservative Margaret Spencer46412.9
Labour Craig Archer37510.5
Majority
Rochford Resident win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)

Trinity

Trinity
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative David John Sperring 1,096
Conservative Cheryl Edwina Roe 1,081
Conservative David Merrick 996
UKIP John Hayter912
UKIP Keith Anthony Gibbs713
Labour Stephen James Cooper410
Majority
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative gain from UKIP Swing
Conservative win (new seat)

Wheatley

Wheatley
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Jamie Burton937
Conservative John Griffin748
Conservative Robin Dray739
Conservative Jack Lawmon624
Liberal Democrats Michael Handford372
Labour Luke Houghton350
Majority
Independent gain from Conservative Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative win (new seat)

* Independent candidate stood under the description 'Rayleigh Independents'.

References

  1. ↑ "Upcoming Elections". Rochford District Council. Archived from the original on 4 May 2016. Retrieved 22 April 2016.
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